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Global climate change and the politics of disaster

Global climate change and the politics of disaster The paper explores the potential political impact of global climate change and, more generally, of natural disaster. Because the affluent West has largely tamed the natural and the social domains, popular clamor for government to anticipate, prevent, and redress disaster increases. I delineate several consequences of the new politics of disaster. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Sustainability Science Springer Journals

Global climate change and the politics of disaster

Lie, John
Sustainability Science , Volume 2 (2) – Jul 27, 2007
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science and Springer
Subject
Environment; Environmental Management; Climate Change Management and Policy; Environmental Economics; Landscape Ecology; Sustainable Development; Public Health
ISSN
1862-4065
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1862-4057
DOI
10.1007/s11625-007-0026-9
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Abstract

The paper explores the potential political impact of global climate change and, more generally, of natural disaster. Because the affluent West has largely tamed the natural and the social domains, popular clamor for government to anticipate, prevent, and redress disaster increases. I delineate several consequences of the new politics of disaster.

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Sustainability Science – Springer Journals

Published: Jul 27, 2007

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